LOCAL
What the heck is a Solar Saunter? Fire Prevention Week is upon us
The Chisago Lakes Middle School is currently trying to raise funds to purchase 57 solar panels. The panels, when purchased, will be installed on the south side of the school and hopes to produce 12.2 Kw of power.
Scads of apple recipes to please all
Apples have always been America's favorite fruit.
Local emergency responders run drills simulating crash and chemical spill
Several area teams which local residents count on to able to get to a disaster scene, quickly take charge of a situation and render aid to injured persons were running drills last week as part of on-going preparedness routines.
Xcel power line improvements off to good start in Lindstrom and Center City, capacity being boosted to 115kV
The Highway 8 corridor in Lindstrom and Center City has been bustling with crews installing new, taller power poles for the powerline capacity upgrade.
North Branch voters will decide financial fate of school district
A second public informational meeting about the upcoming North Branch School District ballot questions is taking place October 19.
Let's make this year's shoebox gift distribution the best-so-far
Over the summer our readers were introduced to Luba Ferguson, a Chisago Lakes high school student, who spoke of living as an orphan in Russia and the thrill of receiving "shoebox" gifts through the Operation Christmas Child program.
From squash to soup
Now is the time to serve some of this season's winter squash. These hard-shelled, mature squashes have a nutty flavor as opposed to summer squash which has very little flavor.
I cast and I cast but I don't catch any fish
For a few of you readers out there, you might've noticed that I've been conspicuously absent for the past couple of weeks.
Will soon be time to plant garlic
Garlic is a member of the onion family and has been cultivated for thousands of years.
Shafer Days rounds out a year full of wonderful festivals, lets go Wildcats
The winds turn and the temps are starting to dip. In Shafer, that could only mean Shafer Days.
North Branch Council meets in brief session, adopts new loitering law
The highlight of Monday's North Branch City Council meeting was the presentation of a cash donation to the Police from the Eddy Family Foundation.
ESTABLISHED IN LINDSTROM BUSINESS MOVED TO NORTH BRANCH, NOW IN WYOMING
Fire truck manufacture gets county board certificate of recognition for eight decades of employing people in Chisago County
A Wyoming-based company celebrating 80 years of doing business in Chisago County, received recognition last week.
“DESTINATION — LINDSTROM”
Motorcycle tours gaining popularity with Swede bikers
The historic Karl Oskar farmhouse in Ki-Chi-Saga County Park has surely seen many a visitor with the name of Anderson, Carlson and Johnson. Now, you can add to that list Davidson-- as in Harley Davidson.
Not your ordinary BLTs
It's about tomatoes today. No matter where you get them, from your garden, the farmer's market, the grocery store or from a neighbor or friend, a tomato is a tomato, in some shape or variety.
